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Local artists contributed their designs to Our Town Belfasts Sit Down Belfast project.

BELFAST — Our Town Belfast has added five new chairs to the Sit Down Belfast project. These chairs are again designed and painted by local artists, including two youth. The Sit Down Belfast project was introduced in 2022 and added to the inviting,...

Our Town Belfast is installing Sit Down Belfast, a project that places 15 artist-designed and painted chairs along Main Street from Post Office Square to the Park on Main. The OTB Design Committee identified a need for additional seating throughout...

BELFAST — The Belfast City Council will hold its regularly scheduled public meeting Tuesday, June 7, at 7 p.m. and address an agenda that includes a proposal to add artistic seating downtown, proposed City budget for the the 2022-2023 fiscal year,...

Sun, 07/11/2021 - 4:15pm BELFAST — After the outpouring of community excitement for the “As Unique as Belfast” crosswalk art project, Our Town Belfast will release limited edition merchandise featuring the artwork. The limited-edition release will be sold online for just two weeks and offers the opportunity to purchase items that prominently features the art from the recently installed crosswalks. Earlier this summer, five artists were selected to paint original crosswalks in d...

Marcie Jan Bronstein - Belfast The project is inspired by previous related projects downtown. For many years the crosswalk from the Colonial Theatre to City hall has been painted with “movie stars,” according to Our Town Belfast, in a news release. In 2017 the Pedestrian, Biking, and Hiking Committee (PBHC) installed paintings of chicken feet in the two crosswalks from Main Street to Washington Street.  Our Town Belfast issued a call for artist proposals utilizing the theme “As Unique as...

Our Town Belfast seeks proposals for crosswalk art Fri, 02/26/2021 - 1:00pm BELFAST – Our Town Belfast is seeking proposals from local artists to create and install designs in one of five downtown crosswalks. Selected artists will receive a $600 stipend for the design and installation. The goal of the project is to add artwork to five of the city’s downtown crosswalks while increasing visibility and safety and creating visual interest.  The project was inspired by previous relate...